Attention Now Events:
Dick Tracy Rock, Friday, August 4, 5:00 PM – Sunday, August 6, 6:00 PM
Trip Sheet https://t48.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Dick-Tracy-Rock-Trip-Sheet-2023.pdf
CHPC Our Rally Day celebration on August 6th continues on Sunday evening for our August Splash Down at the Kingsport Aquatic Center! All are welcome from 6:30-8:30pm for ice cream, snacks, games, water fun, and more! Mark your calendars and we hope to see you there!
August 8, 2023 – Troop 48 Events and Announcements
8 August – Rock, Paper, Scissors Cook-Off: menu, shopping list and duties must were submitted
Plans for a one pot meal look
good ! No ingredients will be supplied or specifically required. Come prepared! Let’s see what you can do! Wow the judges and win ! For Rock, Paper, Scissors, Cook!
August 8th cutoff for advancement recognition at the 22 August Court of Honor
Drew Utterback will be taking sign-ups on paper for Youth leadership training that will be held on August 12. An email was sent out!
We are collecting cards items to put together a care package to send overseas to a former 48 Scout who is serving? We need to get the first package out next week after the meeting as his location may change quickly in the coming months. He has specifically asked for eye drops, Tums, and non perishable snacks. He is in extreme heat so we need to pay close attention to what we send.
Patrol Duty Rotation August :
Ceremonies: -Fox
Food Box: – Flaming Arrow
Game Guides: -Wolf
PLC: -Eagle
Service: including Al can recycling project: -Phoenix
West Bank: (rake the playground under the swings) -Panther
Leave No Trace (LNT) training, registration for event with the council Saturday August 12 https://scoutingevent.com/713-73684?draftmode=1 To be held at CDC.
This 3-hour course is a general introduction to Leave No Trace ethics and skills. Designed to help understand the general principles of Leave No Trace and how to apply to the BSA outdoor program.
Medical Merit Badge at JCMC, Saturday August 19
https://scoutingevent.com/713-MedMBJCMC23 is already full. Waitlist Only
Summer Inductions, at Camp Davy Crockett. Aug 18th-20th. Last chance that those who were elected this year will have to become members of the Order. All OA members are encouraged to attend to assist. To register, go online to the Council Calendar, and register.
Aug. 26-27, 2023 GRAYSON HIGHLANDS, MT ROGERS NATL RECREATION AREA, VA
https://t48.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Grayson-Highlands-2023-Trip-Sheet-1.pdf
August events:
August 12th patrol leaders and Leadership corps training
15 Grayson Highland prep
22 COH
29 Game Hunt
Cooking MB will be started with focus on Grayson Highlands backpacking trip, August 25-27 Lead food buyer/cook will need to be selected
Attention Quartermaster Team: The barrel outside the troop garage IS NOT a trash can but a place to collect aluminum cans for recycling. The new barrel lid will soon be better labeled. Please ensure all trash from the garage is put into the church dumpster. (Mrs. White has access to the dumpster key.)
Needs:
If you have Troop 48 clothing that is too small, then please donate it to the Brother’s Closet.
Troop 48 has a HP F4440 InkJet printer which is down to its last HP60 black ink cartridge. If you have any surplus, the troop could use – otherwise will be retiring this device to just continue with the Brother laser printer.
Parents :
Troop 48 expenses – FYI, for the next charter year, an increase in the troop fee is anticipated to
cover the rising costs to run the program. Here are examples of some expenses (big and small) incurred at the troop level. $8-10 t-shirts given upon registration to all new scouts and adults. $404 in awards and recognitions given out at the Spring 2023 Court of Honor. (While rank patches are paid for by a council-level sponsor, merit badges are now $3.59 each. Fox Patrol averaged six MBs per scout over the past year.) A $15 box of copy paper is used each year plus the toner. Blue cards are 10-cents each. Registration for Troops 48B/G at recharter is now $200 total.
Popcorn sales are coming and can help with fees!!!
A Crockett Card may be another way to save money for the active scout and leader
Required for Assistant Scoutmasters not already “Trained”
- Classroom option for SM/ASM training will be offered on September 23
- IOLS (Introduction to Outdoor Leadership Skills) on September 29
- More details to come once posted
Save the Date :
Sea Base yard sale will be on September 9 8am-1pm at CHPC.
Den Chief training on October 7 10am-noon is now on the calendar at CHPC.
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Julieann White
Scoutmaster Troop 48
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